A Lantern Across Mountains and Seas
Chapter 286

Leading them on

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The sea views on Blazing Fire Island were truly beautiful, but even the loveliest place grew tiresome when seen every day. For some who did not gamble, the contest for the Divine Fire Pact was rather dull.

Not only Lan Qiaoyan and her daughter, but even Gong Shaoci, who had invited them, found it uninteresting.

So they agreed to come back when the assembly ended.

Upon hearing the news, Young Master Nan came to see them off in person, and inevitably brought up that "Brother Miao."

Watching the "family of three" fly away, Young Master Nan shook his head with a sigh and muttered to himself, "Brother Shi Chun, your older brother really has wronged you."

He knew perfectly well that ruining things between Shi Chun and Miao Yilan was tantamount to destroying Shi Chun's future. With one of Wangbo Tower's Six Pivot Ministers as his father-in-law, his prospects would naturally have been a whole different, glorious picture.

As for why he was willing to help Shi Chun, the fortune Shi Chun had helped him make at the Skyfall Meteor Assembly was only part of the reason. More importantly, after Shi Chun had made him rich, he had repaid kindness with malice, ruining the man's marriage prospects and future, and that left him guilty.

Quite a few people had left out of boredom.

Quite a few others stubbornly stayed, too. Young Master Nan himself, for instance, needed to keep watch here.

Then there was Mulan Qingqing. From her room, she could see the lotus Life Lamps in the air simply by opening the window. Occasionally, she opened it to take a look. She showed no intention of leaving and had paid for a long-term stay at the inn, at great expense.

There was also Duan Xiangmei. Apart from resting, she

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